KARACHI – Data Of 115 Million Pakistani Users On Sale On Dark Web. A Pakistani cybersecurity company, on Friday, has discovered a data dump of 115 million Pakistani mobile users’ data. The said data is up on the dark web for sale.
According to details, the company that has found the data dump says that the cybercriminal behind this data breach is demanding $2.1 million for the data. This indicates that financially motivated threat actors are active in Pakistan. And organisations are becoming a victim of these cyberattacks.
The company said that it is analysing the samples of the data dump on a popular dark web forum. The stolen data includes users’ personal details. Such as full name, complete address, their mobile numbers. As well as their NIC number and Tax number.
Data Of 115 Million Pakistani Users On Sale On Dark Web.
The cybercriminal offering the data dump for sale is a VIP member of the dark web forum. Database is freshly hacked this week. Beautifully organized in a CSV with headers for your pleasure.” data sale ad states. The cybersecurity firm was of the view that this data could be an outcome of multiple breaches or a single breach. “It is also unclear if any specific telecom operator or all telecom operators in Pakistan fell a victim of this attack,” the company said.